A Radstock resident has said she was saddened and shocked after finding needles and drugs paraphernalia not far from a school.

Helen Adams found needles and other drug related items near Trinity School and issued a warning to parents who use Tyning Batch after finding the items.

Photos shared by Helen on social media show an array of needles and medical bottles lying in a patch of grass.

Her post read: “People who use Tyning Batch or have children at Trinity School, please be aware as there were discarded needles and other drugs paraphernalia at the entrance by Trinity School and just off the road leading to Whitelands.”

The items were found by the school on April 17 and it is unclear whether they have been cleared away since then.

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Speaking to Somerset Live after posting the photos she said that she had been both saddened and shocked to find them so close to the school.

An Avon and Somerset spokeswoman said: “Anyone who witnesses drug dealing or drug taking in public places is encouraged to report these incidents to the police, by calling 999 as it happens.

Discarded drugs paraphernalia in Radstock (Image: Helen Adams)

“Other information about drug-related crime can be reported online at www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/contact, or by calling 101.

“Drug-related litter in the street should be reported to Bath and North East Somerset Council, through their website www.bathnes.gov.uk/reportit, especially if it includes used hypodermic syringes which may pose a risk to health.”